Silk Road | Facts, History, & Map | Britannica

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The Silk Road was an ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia. It was a major conduit for trade between the Roman Empire and China and later between medieval European kingdoms and China.

The Silk Road - National Geographic Society

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The Silk Road extended approximately 6,437 kilometers (4,000 miles) across some of the world’s most formidable landscapes, …

The Silk Road (article) | Khan Academy

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Overview The Silk Road was a vast trade network connecting Eurasia and North Africa via land and sea routes. The Silk Road earned its name from Chinese silk, a highly valued commodity that merchants transported …

Silk Road - HISTORY

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The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe. Established when the Han Dynasty in China officially opened trade with the West in...

The Silk Road: 8 Goods Traded Along the Ancient Network

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The Arts of the Silk Roads | Asia Society

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By far the best-known art of the Silk Road is the Buddhist art of murals and statuary in temples and grottoes across Central Asia and into northwestern China. But as justly …

Why China's Silk Road Is So Important - 10 Reasons to …

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The Silk Road route across northern China changed world history in dramatic ways many times. As the invasion route of armies to Europe and west Asia, the means for important crops and technology exchanges, the …

Famous Travelers on the Silk Road - China

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The main travelers of the Silk Road were merchants who organized various caravans to cross the Gobi Deserts. Overcoming all kinds of hardships, they transported goods for sale between China and the …

13 Silk Road Facts You Didn't Know: History, China's …

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The Silk Road was the longest ancient overland trade route. From Xi'an/Luoyang, through Central Asia, and to Constantinople on the eastern edge of Europe, the Silk Road covered about 6,000 kilometers or 4,000 …

Trade Routes That Shaped World History | Mental Floss

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The Silk Road is the most famous ancient trade route, linking the major ancient civilizations of China and the Roman Empire. Silk was traded from China to the Roman Empire starting in the first ...